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What hacks do you use to keep on top of your workload and reduce your own cognitive overload?  Samantha discusses it here from AI to old fashioned exercise books. The show ends with a special guided meditation to help you unwind from the day. 

On today's show, I spoke to Gustavo Gonzalez about the use of songs, film and TV in the classroom. We also spoke about the new GenAI songwriting tools and other AI tools.

Following on from last week's show on whole-school approaches to wellbeing, Darren discusses what it means to create a school culture, the danger of not being deliberate in behaviours and the differences between climate and culture.

In this episode, we explore the intricacies of task design in education. Joined by Alex Bedford, Lauren Meadows, and Elliot Morgan, we unpack how well-constructed tasks can enhance learning, minimising distraction and get children to think hard. Drawing on key educational theories, this episode provides a comprehensive look at how to challenge students appropriately and even explore how to use technology to amplify learning outcomes.
Whether you're interested in creating more engaging learning experiences or integrating technology effectively, this episode offers valuable insights into making educational tasks more impactful. Tune in to transform your educational strategies and help your students achieve deeper understanding and lasting knowledge.

Got lots of EHCP applications to do? Needs assessment requests taking hours (or even days) of your time? 
Join me as I share some tips to help you reduce your workload around needs assessment requests and also how you can use the law to help you get your LA to agree them. I also bust some of the myths around what you 'should' do before applying and unlawful reasons for refusing to assess.
Share with your SENCO colleagues to help their wellbeing.

Michelle is joined by special guest Angela Slack to discuss the teaching of grammar in schools.